The Fraternal Order of Police blasted the Barbera's on the Boulevard car dealership Monday for using photos of fallen officers in a recent billboard campaign.

On Friday, FOP President John McNesby said he began receiving calls that Barbera's was using the photos of the officers and the Philadelphia Police Department and FOP emblems in its billboard advertisements.

"Somebody called me and said 'What are we doing?' " McNesby... Read More

The Cordish Cos., based in Baltimore, has earned a national reputation for specializing in retail, dining, and entertainment ventures that, many say, transform urban areas.

Cordish's handiwork is in such places as Baltimore's Inner Harbor; Houston; Los Angeles; Louisville, Ky.; Kansas City, Mo.; and Hollywood, Fla. The names of the attractions are distinguished by an exclamation point.

What would Christmas be without a few Scrooge's? 6 ABC is reporting that a national group is asking officials in the southern New Jersey town of Pitman to take down a banner that says "Keep Christ in Christmas."

The Freedom From Religion Foundation says the banner violates the Constitution because it was put up by members of the local fire department and hangs from two town-owned light posts over a county-owned road.

In case you haven't been paying attention, The Philadelphia Flyers have been hot, with their latest win crushing the Washington Capitals. The Flyers have won 6 in a row AND they've done it without Flyers winning without Giroux and Pronger in the lineup. Flyers fans are hoping the concussion Giroux is dealing with is not long term. He's been one of the best players in the NHL this... Read More

Syndicated political cartoonist Tony Auth is getting edited out of the Philadelphia Inquirer.

CBS Philly reports the Pulitzer prize-winning cartoonist Tony Auth has been spiked, killing two of his cartoons in the last month. This marks a major shift from the usual latitude they have given Auth for the past 40 years.

An elephant, representing Republican lawmakers, laments the failure of the deficit reduction committee, even though there are clear signs that it is... Read More

Eagles quarterback Michael Vick, returning this week from a three-week rib injury absence, said he plans to heed teammates and coaches who have pleaded with him to be more conscious of self-preservation.

"Sliding. Getting down," Vick said, interrupting a question about how he might avoid missing valuable time with injuries. "I've made my mind up. There's going to be times when I can't get the extra yards. I gotta get down. I get too... Read More

The City of Brotherly Love has been nominated for City of the Year in the 2011 GovFresh Awards. GovFresh is an open government news site. Philadelphia has been nominated in almost all of the 20 different categories. Philly was nominated in Best Civic Startup, Best Open Data Platform and the Best Government/Citizen Collaboration. According to TechnicallyPhilly, the only other city with a chance to win City of the Year is New York.Read More

After years of pursuing the death penalty for convicted cop-killer Mumia Abu Jamal, Philadelphia DA Seth Williams has given up. CBS 3 reported that after conferring with slain officer Daniel Faulkner’s widow, Maureen, he will allow the current sentence stand. Mumia Abu Jamal will finish out his life sentence and die in prison with no chance of... Read More

August 1, 2011 - Philadelphia radio station WHAT-AM 1340 dropped its Standards music format of 4 years and is preparing to go in a different direction.

The Pop Standards music format, previously known as Martini Lounge Radio, featuring artists like Frank Sinatra, Diana Krall, Tony Bennett and Michael Buble can now be heard on internet radio at iRadioPhilly.com. Martini Lounge Radio was originally aired on Philadelphia radio station WHAT-AM 1340 in August, 2007.Read More

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